Drug Name: | Terbinafine |
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Drug Class: | Antifungal |
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Mechanism of Action: | - Inhibits squalene epoxidase, an enzyme required for fungal cell membrane synthesis
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Use: | - Treatment of fungal infections of the skin, hair, and nails
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Side Effects: | - Headache
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Rash
- Liver toxicity (rare)
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Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to terbinafine
- Liver disease
- Renal impairment
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Specialty: | - Dermatology
- Infectious Disease
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